An army officer who commanded soldiers during the “krachab puenti” (seizing back the area) operation against red-shirt protesters on April 10, 2010, says he regrets the loss of lives but his men were overwhelmed by numbers and attacked by unknown assailants using guns and explosives. Col Thammanoon Withee, head of the 1st Army Command’s Operations […]
The Human Trafficking Suppression Police have cracked down on a brothel in central Suphanburi province, rescuing more than 30 Laotian girls. Human trafficking police said they have arrested 48-year Surapha Pudpa, the owner of a restaurant called ‘Phraew’, along with two staff members, for their involvement in sex trade. Police said a man notified officers […]
BANGKOK, 9 February 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Education has ordered a closure of schools and other educational institutes along the Thai-Cambodian border in the wake of the border battles for safety of students and teachers. Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat announced that 62 schools and three other non-formal education centers have been ordered closed […]
Thai Army Region 2 announced last night that the Thai-Cambodian border in some areas will be shut down indefinitely. The Thai Army Region 2 announced the closure of the Thai-Cambodian border in the areas of Sakaeo, Sisaket, Surin, Trad, and Chanthaburi provinces last night, specifically at the chong jom, prasat ta kway and prasat ta […]
Two Nigerian have been arrested in Bangkok after police found 13 kilogramms of cocaine with one of them. Initially police arrested Nigerian national Chika Cletus Onwukwe, 30, in Sai Mai district after police found 13kgs of cocaine in his Toyota Yaris car at the mount of Soi Phaholyothin 58. He arrested in a sting operation. […]
BANGKOK, 22 January 2011 (NNT) – The First Army Area Commander has warned security officers to be vigilant for possible clashes between protesters of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship and their opposing group on Sunday. First Army Area Commander Lt.Gen.Udomdet Sitabutr said the police were fully ready to provide security for the protest […]
Samui District Chief Sakchai Jor Phalit met with the island’s public health officials to map out strategies towards making Samui a no-smoking city. The meeting, held at the Koh Samui Municipality, was also attended by other government officials and representatives from business and civicsectors. The island’s public health department officer, Cherd Thongsook, said the move […]
Thai police recently made a mass seizure of counterfeit software amid ongoing piracy raids in Thailand. Microsoft reminds Thai consumers and businesses to always purchase from approved resellers following discovery of new ‘high-end’ counterfeit software from China. Officers from the Economic and Cyber Crime Division of the Royal Thai Police have carried out a series […]
